Surrogacy & Family Formation Law
Helping you build your family with clarity and care
Legal guidance for intended parents, surrogates, and donors—grounded in personal experience.
Services
How I can help you
Gestational Surrogacy
Under Florida law, parties engaging in a surrogacy arrangement must first enter into a valid gestational surrogacy agreement. This gestational surrogacy agreement sets forth the parties' intentions and obligations regarding the pregnancy and parentage of the child. The firm represents Intended Parents or Surrogates in the drafting, reviewing, and finalizing of these agreements, taking care to respect and advocate for the safety and health of all involved, working collaboratively toward the common goal of bringing a child into the world.
Embryo Donation
Embryo donation is a process through which a family who has previously gone through in vitro fertilization (IVF) to build their family donates their remaining embryos to another individual or couple (Intended Parents) for use in building their own family. Similar to egg or sperm donation, the donors of the embryos have no parental rights or obligations to the resulting child. The firm represents Embryo Donors or recipient Intended Parents in the preparation and finalization of Embryo Donation Agreements, which confirm the Intended Parents' legal parentage of the resulting child.
Egg & Sperm Donation
Florida law has specific provisions to protect the maternal or paternal rights and obligations of gamete donors and recipient Intended Parents. An egg or sperm donor unequivocally relinquishes any parental rights or obligations she or he has to the resulting child conceived through the donation. The firm represents Egg Donors, Sperm Donors, or recipient Intended Parents in the preparation and finalization of Donor Agreements, which confirm the Intended Parents' legal parentage of the resulting child.
Confirmation of Parentage
Florida law provides an expedited framework for Intended Parents to confirm their legal parentage of children born through surrogacy via a post-birth order. The firm represents Intended Parents in drafting appropriate legal petitions, appearing in Court for pre- and post-birth parentage hearings, working with the Bureau of Vital Statistics to obtain a birth certificate, and handling apostilled documents for international Intended Parents.
About Courtney
Why I do this work
"I understand this journey from both sides—as an attorney and as an intended parent. It feels like my life’s work, shaped in part by my own personal experience."
Courtney M. Johnson practices in the areas of Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Following a six-year infertility journey, she and her husband used a gestational surrogate to carry and deliver their son, who was born in 2020. She understands firsthand the pain of infertility and uses her personal and professional knowledge to compassionately advocate for those seeking to grow their families through surrogacy and assisted reproductive technologies.
Testimonials
What clients are saying
My wife and I worked with Courtney Johnson and we’re really impressed by her. She was kind, thorough, and very timely with her communication and work. We’d recommend her to anyone looking for an IVF lawyer.
I highly recommend Courtney M. Johnson to anyone seeking legal services regarding surrogacy! You will not be disappointed. Courtney’s professionalism and timely communication helped alleviate stress in the unknowns of surrogacy.
I cannot say enough great things about Courtney Momberg Johnson. From the very beginning, they were incredibly personable and approachable, which immediately put me at ease. I felt supported, heard, and truly advocated for.
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